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Grading Rubric for HF Process Paper Explanatory Essay

There will be a separate rubric for your Annotated Bibliography and your Project.

Rubric Code: M367WB

By jsherman

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

HF Process Paper Rubric 100 % Enter rubric description
	Poor D = 70 - 74 F = 69 or lower 17 pts	Fair C = 75 - 79 19 pts	Good B = 80 - 89 22 pts	Excellent A = 100 - 90 25 pts	Extra Credit max 20 pts. 10 pts
Paragraph Development 25 % Enter criteria description	Poor Text has limited organization. More than 1 question is not answered. Ideas are unclear. Some details are irrelevant, do not support the main idea, or fail to give evidence.	Fair Text is organized with simple ideas. Only 3 questions are answered. And although ideas are clear, details are limited and inconsistently supported with evidence.	Good Text is well organized. All 4 questions are answered thoroughly and concisely with ideas that are clearly stated, but not always supported with sufficient evidence.	Excellent Text is well organized and well written. All 4 explanation questions are answered thoroughly and concisely with text that conveys a clear message. Main ideas are well supported with evidence.	Extra Credit
Sentence Development 25 % Enter criteria description	Poor Writer shows limited sentence variety and word choice. Passive sentences are >25%. Reading at 6th - 7th grade.	Fair Writer relies on simple sentence structures and basic but appropriate vocabulary. Passive sentences are 25% or less of total essay. Kincaid reading level at 7th -8th grade or lower.	Good Writer uses good sentence variety. Passive sentences are 20% or less of total essay. Kincaid reading level at 9th grade or higher.	Excellent Sentences are varied and word choice is appropriate. Passive sentences are 15% or less of total essay. Kincaide reading level at 9th grade or higher.	Extra Credit Sentences are varied and word choice is excellent. Passive sentences are >15% of total essay. Kincaide reading level > 9th grade.
Grammar/punctuation/spelling 25 % MLA format MUST be used	Poor There are a number of sentence, grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. MLA Format is not followed	Fair Some errors are found in grade-appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation. MLA Format is followed with a few exceptions	Good Word choice is appropriate and there are only minor errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. MLA Format is followed	Excellent There are few, if any, errors in grade-appropriate grammar,punctuation, and spelling. MLA Format is followed	Extra Credit There are no errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Student Effort 25 %	Poor Student performed minimal research. Project construction is not organized or clear to understand.	Fair Student performed research but primaryily used the internet for sources. Project construction plan only lists basic details.	Good Student performed thorough research: visited the library, read books, scholarly used the internet. Project construction is thought out, but organizational tool is not detailed.	Excellent Student performed extensive research: visited the library, read books, scholarly used the internet. Project construction is well thought out and extensively planned using an organizational design tool.	Extra Credit Student interviewed 1 or more experts, and/or took 1 or more research trips.

Subjects:

History

Types:

Writing

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